From the Archives - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:49:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png From the Archives - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 The Remarkable Story of Vivien Thomas, the Black Man Who Helped Invent Heart Surgery https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/06/19/the-remarkable-story-of-vivien-thomas-the-black-man-who-helped-invent-heart-surgery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-remarkable-story-of-vivien-thomas-the-black-man-who-helped-invent-heart-surgery Fri, 19 Jun 2020 22:00:56 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=401501 In 1989, Washingtonian published what might be the most popular article in its history. “Like Something the Lord Made,” by Katie McCabe, tells of Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant to white surgeon Alfred Blalock from the 1930s to the ’60s. Thomas hadn’t gone to college, let alone medical school, but through their pioneering […]

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People Still Really Want to See Marilyn Monroe Naked https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/05/09/people-still-really-want-to-see-marilyn-monroe-naked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-still-really-want-to-see-marilyn-monroe-naked https://www.washingtonian.com/2012/05/09/people-still-really-want-to-see-marilyn-monroe-naked/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:55:55 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/from-the-archives/people-still-really-want-to-see-marilyn-monroe-naked.php Today the June issue of Vanity Fair arrived on our desk, bearing a photo of Marilyn Monroe and a giant cover line: "Inside: The Lost Nudes." The story is an adaptation of photographer Lawrence Schiller's memoir, in which he recalls...

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Life in Washington Remembered https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/03/25/elizabeth-taylors-life-in-washington-remembered/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elizabeth-taylors-life-in-washington-remembered https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/03/25/elizabeth-taylors-life-in-washington-remembered/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:23:29 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/washingtonian/elizabeth-taylors-life-in-washington-remembered.php Elizabeth Taylor, who died today in Los Angeles at age 79, will be memorialized for her iconic screen career. But her ties to Washington occupy another rich story line in her legacy.Taylor may have been the greatest movie star of...

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Remembering Tim Russert, 1950 – 2008 https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/06/16/remembering-tim-russert-1950-2008/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-tim-russert-1950-2008 https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/06/16/remembering-tim-russert-1950-2008/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:49:33 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/from-the-archives/remembering-tim-russert-1950---2008.php Russert accepts the "Washingtonian of the Year" award. Photograph by Matthew Worden. In 2004, The Washingtonian honored NBC's Tim Russert as a "Washingtonian of the Year." Russert died Friday after suffering a heart attack at the NBC bureau. The...

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From the Archives: Sharon Stone Does DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/06/04/from-the-archives-sharon-stone-does-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-sharon-stone-does-dc https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/06/04/from-the-archives-sharon-stone-does-dc/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:12:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/washingtonian/from-the-archives-sharon-stone-does-dc.php By Leslie MilkSharon Does DC: Here's What Happens When a Sexy Hollywood Star Comes to Washington To Talk About Breast Cancer"What happened? Did you get sucked into it?"--Sharon Stone in Basic InstinctSharon stone's instinct was to help a good cause....

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From the Archives: Jim Webb, “Women Can’t Fight” https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/05/22/from-the-archives-jim-webb-women-cant-fight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-jim-webb-women-cant-fight https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/05/22/from-the-archives-jim-webb-women-cant-fight/#respond Thu, 22 May 2008 10:05:21 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/washingtonian/from-the-archives-jim-webb-women-cant-fight.php Women Can't Fight 1"> --> By James Webb "Your mission remains fixed, determined, inviolable—it is to win wars," Douglas MacArthur told the 1962 West Point class. In this story, a Naval Academy graduate, a combat veteran of Vietnam, says the...

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From the Archives: Sweet Secrets: Opening Doors on the Very Private Lives of the Billionaire Mars Family https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/04/29/from-the-archives-sweet-secrets-opening-doors-on-the-very-private-lives-of-the-billionaire-mars-fami/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-sweet-secrets-opening-doors-on-the-very-private-lives-of-the-billionaire-mars-fami https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/04/29/from-the-archives-sweet-secrets-opening-doors-on-the-very-private-lives-of-the-billionaire-mars-fami/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:27:14 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-sweet-secrets-opening-doors-on-the-very-private-lives-of-the-billionaire-mars-fami.php The fortress-like building at 6885 Elm Street in McLean has no sign indicating it's the headquarters of a multinational corporation. As you approach the building, the only clue suggesting the presence of Mars Inc. is the warning: "Private Property."One...

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From the Archives: DC’s Underground Sex Industry https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/04/09/from-the-archives-dcs-underground-sex-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-dcs-underground-sex-industry https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/04/09/from-the-archives-dcs-underground-sex-industry/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:59:35 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-dcs-underground-sex-industry.php For more From the Archives features, click here.X RATED: DC's Underground Sex Industry  By Chris Vogel.DC's red-light district is gone, and the strip-club scene is pretty tame. But the sex industry is going strong. Using the internet, it has gone...

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From the Archives: Arianna Huffington https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/04/02/from-the-archives-arianna-huffington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-arianna-huffington https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/04/02/from-the-archives-arianna-huffington/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:50:47 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/power-players/from-the-archives-arianna-huffington.php Arianna Huffington in 1994. This article is from the May 1994 issue of The Washingtonian.By Diana McLellanArianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has it all: looks, brains, money, family, love.She's a gorgeous redhead married to a stud-muffin oil-zillionaire congressman, Michael Huffington, who's...

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From the Archives: How DC Got Baseball Back https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/03/26/from-the-archives-how-dc-got-baseball-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-how-dc-got-baseball-back https://www.washingtonian.com/2008/03/26/from-the-archives-how-dc-got-baseball-back/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:41:55 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-how-dc-got-baseball-back.php Welcome to our new feature where we highlight thought-provoking and interesting pieces from Washingtonian's decades of archives. In light of the upcoming baseball season, we feature a 2005 article on how DC got baseball back. Click below to read the...

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